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In the year 1997
722 Notable deaths
Asnoldo Devonish
Athletics competitor (1932–1997).
Born June 15th, 1932 in Maracaibo.
Died January 1st, 1997 at 64 years old in Caracas.
Leni Junker
German sprinter (1905–1997).
Born December 8th, 1905 in Kassel.
Died February 9th, 1997 at 91 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Mikel Koliqi
Catholic cardinal (1902-1997).
Born September 29th, 1902 in Shkodër.
Died January 28th, 1997 at 94 years old in Shkodër.
Manuel Tuñón de Lara
Spanish historian (1915-1997).
Born September 8th, 1915 in Madrid.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 81 years old in Leioa.
Kåre Holt
Norwegian writer (1916–1997).
Born October 10th, 1916 in Våle.
Died March 15th, 1997 at 80 years old in Holmestrand.
Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd
British biochemist (1907-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1907 in Glasgow.
Died January 10th, 1997 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Mulumba Lukoji
Congolese politician and university teacher (1943-1997).
Born March 5th, 1943 in Kipushi.
Died March 3rd, 1997 at 53 years old in Johannesburg.
Lars Bergendahl
Norwegian cross country skier (1909-1997).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Sørkedalen. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1997 at 88 years old [ref]
Vassily Solomin
Boxer (1953-1997).
Born January 5th, 1953 in Perm.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 44 years old in Perm (lung cancer).
William Martínez
Uruguayan footballer (1928-1997).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Pueblo Victoria.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 69 years old
Donald Beer
American rower (1935–1997).
Born May 31st, 1935 in New York City.
Died January 25th, 1997 at 61 years old in Princeton (brain cancer).
Raymond Bass
Gymnast (1910–1997).
Born January 15th, 1910 in Arkansas.
Died March 10th, 1997 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Oku Mumeo
Japanese politician.
Born October 24th, 1895 in Fukui.
Died July 7th, 1997 at 101 years old in Shinjuku.
Boris Balinsky
Ukrainian/south african biologist (1905–1997).
Born September 23rd, 1905 in Kyiv.
Died September 1st, 1997 at 91 years old in Johannesburg.
Arthur Machado
Brazilian footballer and manager (1909-1997).
Born January 1st, 1909 in Niterói.
Died February 28th, 1997 at 88 years old in Boa Vista.
Matti Sippala
Athletics competitor (1908-1997).
Born March 11th, 1908 in Hollola.
Died August 22nd, 1997 at 89 years old in Kotka.
Berta Bojetu
Slovene actor and poet.
Born February 7th, 1946 in Maribor.
Died March 16th, 1997 at 51 years old in Ljubljana.
Gerhard Wiltfang
West german equestrian (1946-1997).
Born April 27th, 1946 in Stuhr.
Died July 1st, 1997 at 51 years old in Thedinghausen.
Yevgeni Mayorov
Ice hockey player (1938–1997).
Born February 11th, 1938 in Moscow.
Died December 10th, 1997 at 59 years old in Moscow (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Edi Rada
Austrian figure skater (1922–1997).
Born September 13th, 1922 in Vienna.
Died July 13th, 1997 at 74 years old in Vancouver.
Heikki A. Alikoski
Finnish astronomer (1912-1997).
Born December 5th, 1912 in Oulu.
Died December 28th, 1997 at 85 years old in Turku.
Mariya Batrakova
Hero of the soviet union (1922–1997).
Born November 21st, 1922.
Died June 16th, 1997 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Juan Burgueño
Uruguayan footballer (1923-1997).
Born February 4th, 1923 in Montevideo.
Died September 21st, 1997 at 74 years old
Aleksandr Ivanov
Soviet footballer (1928-1997).
Born April 14th, 1928 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 29th, 1997 at 68 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Stack
American rower.
Born March 22nd, 1924 in Camden.
Died May 28th, 1997 at 73 years old in Lake Berryessa.
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